Angels to Ashes by Drew Foote

Barnabas, a Demon of Pride with the predatory heart of a salesman, defies the will of the Inferno.

Kalyndriel, an Avenging Angel, staggers beneath the weight of her own sin.

Walter, a damned human, witnesses the impossible, both on Earth and below.

Three unlikely allies unite against a terror beyond good and evil. Threads of desperation bind their worlds together: Hell, Heaven, and Earth. The emptiness before time gives birth to an abomination … one who dreams of unraveling the tapestry of the God who abandoned His children.

Angels and Demons, alike, dance in the darkness as the world of man trembles beneath them. A mystery is born of a simple professor’s death: a trail that unveils the depravity in the souls of God’s firstborn.

All reap the wages of sin. All betrayals become inevitable over the course of eternity.

All is ashes.

Sep 15, 2015hyperashley

My review

Summary

All is ashes.

This book was really intense and very interesting. It took a subject that I've read a lot about because I love reading about angels and demons - I love theology period- and twisted it in a way that I have never read before. So many books says something that usually sparks questions in my head and this book did just that. This book definitely twisted everything together and around each other and it was very exciting. Plus, look at that gorgeous cover!

Barnabas is a demon of pride out to gather as many souls as he can because that's what they do. Walter is one of the souls that he gathers and he is the soul that turns everything upside down. Kalyndriel - Kaly, is an avenging angel out to do her job as well. She is on Earth to do justice against a demon that took a soul by force when things go bad for her. She is asked to check out a Nexus when her discovery is the thing that brings so many beings to Barnabas' door. Her discovery gets her cast out of Heaven by Uriel and makes her team up with Barnabas, his assistant Art and Walter to figure out what is going on. Will they be able to find out what they need before the end of the world?

I love the amount of detail that went into writing this story. Hell was described with such detail that it was like it was laid out in front of me. Everything was described in that way which I absolutely love in a book, I want to feel like I'm standing right beside the characters. The characters were also described in this manner - Drew Foote, has a fantastic imagination to create this world.

Kaly was so tough, I guess she had to be since she was an avenging angel but geez she kicked ass! But she did have a temper on her and that doesn't always help a situation. Barnabas wasn't the bravest person I ever read about - he did have to call for help a lot at the beginning, Kaly being one of those people. I'm sure that was a proud moment for him since he was a demon calling on an angel to save his butt.

The story did get a little stale for me at one point, it was like I was waiting for something big to happen but it wasn't happening. Once Paimon's character was explained more because Kaly knew who he used to be I think it picked up more for me. That part was really interesting to me! There were so many things told like that, that made me really think about things I've learned in the past. Yes, I'm aware this is fiction so it's not really meant to change my views and it didn't but it did make me think for a second.

I really enjoyed reading this book and I think everyone should read it. If you like theology then this should be on you TBR list because it's worth the read.

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